Scarf-holder



' (No Model.)

T. N. MYRIOK.

SGARF HOLDER.

No. 389,317. Patented Sept. 11, 1888.

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THOMAS N. MYRIOK, OF BROOKLYN, NE\V YORK.

SCARF HOLDER.

fiPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,317, dated September 11, 1888.

(No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS N. Mynron, a citizen of the United States, residing inBrooklyn, Kings county, New York, have invented certain Improvements in Scarf-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of devices employed for temporarily securing the pendent ends of the scarf to the bosom of the shirt; and the object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective holder that is adapted to be hooked into the stud-hole in the shirt-bosom, in order to form a temporary attachment of the holder thereto and to be hooked into the material of the scarf.

My invention will be hereinafter fully dcscribcd, and its novel features carefully defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings illustrative of my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the holder as it appears in use, the shirtbosom and pendent end of the scarf being in section. Fig. 2 is a front view of the holder as it appears when hooked into the stud-hole in the shirt-bosom. Fig. Sis a plan of the holder detached, and Figs. .1 and 5 are views illustrating slightly different forms and modes of constructing the holder.

Referring to Figs. 1 to S, m represents part of the bosom of a shirt, and y represents the ordinary hole therein to receive a shirt-stud. These stud-holes are formed in all or nearly all shirtbosoms, and are ordinarily circular and quite small, being designed normally to receive the coiled wire stem of the stud.

In Fig. 1, .0 represents the pendent end of the scarf, of which the present four-in-hand is a well-known variety. In order to hold down the scarf in front it has been customary the scarf to the free edge of the plait on the bosom; but this does not provide a very secure fastening, as it is very liable to slip or become disengaged, and it can only be employed where the bosom has a plait.

My holder A is made from wire by preference, and also, by preference, from a single piece of wire. This is the construction represented in Figs. 1 to 3. The form ofthe holder will be best understood by explaining how I usually construct it.

the proper length and thickness and sharpen its extremities. I then bend or fold the wire at its middle, bringing the two branches quite close together, thus forming the attachingprong 1. I now bend the two branches outward and upward, forming the lower bights or bends, 2 2. I then bend these branches again downward,thus formingtheupperbights or bends, 3 3, the downwardly-projecting ends of these branches forming the points 4 4. The slender upwardly-projecting prong 1 extends above the bights 3 and forms, with the bights 2, the hook for attaching the holder to the bosom of the shirt. The attachment is effected by passing the slender prong 1 through the stud-hole y as far as the bights 2 will permitit to go, when the friction of the margins of the hole on the wire will prevent the holder from slipping out. The upright portions 5 5 of the holder now stand in front of the bosom and form two bearing points, which steady the holder, and the points at at stand out clear of the bosom. The scarf is attached by drawing down its pendent end and pressing it onto the points 4-, when the upward tension on the scarf will cause the points to penetrate as far as the upper bights, 8 3, will allow. Thus it will be seen that my holder provides a double or S shaped hook, one end of which hooks into the hole in the bosom and the other in the scarf, the bights or bends formingthe bearingpoints.

The extension of the prong 1 above the bends 3 enables it to be inserted with greater facility, and by having two like points, 4, and the uprights 5 a firm and broad bearing is provided, which prevents the points 4t from swinging around and lying close against the bosom. To facilitate the hooking on or engagement of the scarf with the points, thelattcr should stand out free and be held firm. The tip of the prong 1 maybe bent forward or outward a little, as represented in Fig. 1, this serving to retain the holder in the bosom the better when the scarf is notattached. This cutward bend also serves to prevent the free end of the prong,which will be inside of the shirt bosom, from being pressed inward against the breast of the wearer.

In Fig. 4t I have shown the prong l as formed by twisting together the two branches of the wire. This imparts to it a corrugated orscrewlike form. In this view also the points 4; are shown as wavy or corrugated. These forms enable the holder to retain its place the better; but I do not consider them essential.

The holder need not of course be made from a single piece. In Fig. 5 I have shownitmade from two like and somewhat N-shaped members. The View shows the two members slightly separated. The two upright parts of the members are to be brought together and secured by soldering or brazing, when they will form the prong 1.

Some variation may be made in the form and construction of the holder without departing materially from my invention. It is essential, however, that the holder shall have the double hook described, that it shall be readily detachable both from the shirt and the scarf, and that its prong 1 shall be capable of insertion at the ordinary stud-hole in ashirt,asit would not be desirable to make a hole in the bosom especially for it.

The prong 1 will be somewhat blunt at its tip, by preference; but the hooks that engage the scarf should be sharp, as they penetrate the material.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A scarf-holder consisting of the upwardly-directed slender prong l, the lower bights, 2 2, the upright portions 5 5, the upper bights, 3 3, and the downwardly-directed sharp points 4 4, said parts being connected together and relatively arranged as set forth.

2. A scarf-holder consisting of the prong 1, the upper and lower bights, the upright portions connecting said bights, and the downwardly-directed points, said prong extending above the upper bights and being bent outward toward said bights, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS N. MYRICK.

Witnesses:

HENRY CONNETT, J. D. CAPLINGER. 

